ICRC – Page 5 – People for Equality and Relief in Lanka

Bodies exchanged as fighting continues

By pearlaction | December 19, 2008 |

[BBC Sinhala] The International Committee of the Red Cross in Sri Lanka says it’s handed over to the Sri Lankan army the bodies of twenty-five of their soldiers. Tamil Tiger rebels said the soldiers were killed over the past two days in clashes near the northern town of Kilinochchi. A spokesman for the ICRC said…

Rules of war made simple for world military leaders

By pearlaction | November 3, 2008 |

[ Reuters ] Senior military officers from 50 countries gathered in Geneva Monday to put international humanitarian law into simple language that can be understood in theatres of war worldwide. Top brass from the United States, Britain, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Burundi were among those participating in the workshop held in Swiss army barracks near…

Several hospitals in northern Sri Lanka face increasing challenges

By pearlaction | April 17, 2008 |

[ ICRC ] The limited number of staff available to care for routine cases alongside war casualties has become a critical issue for several hospitals in northern Sri Lanka. In addition, the lack of regular deliveries of supplies from the country’s health ministry has resulted in clinics and hospitals in the Vanni (the four northern…